Finally A Tin Of Penzance

[Chasing Embers]

Always trust you first experience, especially with Penzance and many Esoterica ''tobaccos''.

Glad Esoterica wasn't the first thing I smoked. If it were, I would have shot my pipe. Horrid stuff.

 

[virginialover]

A first smoke usually decides if I drop that tobacco or not. I used to give chances to Penzance and the like, I ended up wasting time and a ruined smoking session is not funny.

 

[Chasing Embers]

a ruined smoking session is not funny

+100

:clap:

 

[mayfair70]

I've heard that story Mayfair. It is R rated.

I thought it was X rated, actually. My apologies for being vulgar, ladies and gentlemen. This is why I don't do reviews, or get invited to dinner, or have friends.
After all the hubbub over Penzance, I found it to be a solid smoke with subtle and very satisfying qualities. If it weren't for its scarcity, I would make it an everyday smoke.
I'll be trying Pirate Kake for sure.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Lancer Slices is a close cousin too.

 

[virginialover]

It's funny you say this, Lancer's Slices is one of my favorite tobaccos and Pirate Kake is one of the most amazing Lat bomb but the additives in Penzance kills it for me. I guess you can only case and top so much before it becomes counterproductive.

 

[mayfair70]

Lancer Slices is a close cousin too.

Thanks Cap !!

 

[josephcross]

Sounds like I need some Pirate Kake and Lancer Slices.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Thanks Cap !!

Very welcome!

Sounds like I need some Pirate Kake and Lancer Slices.

Pirate Kake is a bit lat heavy, but good nonetheless. :wink:

 

[davet]

Sounds like I need some Pirate Kake and Lancer Slices.

You can add Ten to Midnight to that list as well :clap:

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I love Penzance, but it's still one of the most overrated tobacco's out there. It's a great blend, but it's not worth what people buy it for on ebay, nor is it worth the hunt to track it down. If it comes available and is at a suggested retail price then I'll grab some more otherwise I just enjoy other blends.

 

[dochudson]

Penzance is a top-shelve blend along with a long list of others.

 

[4etecjonathan]

Congratulations for You finally being able to acquire some Penzance Tobacco.I myself find all of their tobaccos to be of stellar

 

[4etecjonathan]

Congratulations for You finally being able to acquire some Penzance Tobacco.I myself find all of their tobaccos to be of stellar quality. You have gotten a fine English Tobacco that no one has been able to duplicate yet though many claim to have duplicated Germains Formula.In the world of Tobacco this is surely one of the greats.
JON :puffpipe: :puffpipe:

 

[fnord]

Please add C&D's Star of the East to the list of cousins. (Somebody wrote years ago that it was an affordable and available alternative to Penzance.)
Here's four recommended "sorta', kinda', in the ballpark, almost, but not quite, well, maybe" blends in the Penzance profile:
1. Pirate Kake

2. Lancer's Slices

3. Ten to Midnight

4. Star of the East
I prefer any of the four to Penzance.
Fnord

 

[Chasing Embers]

that no one has been able to duplicate

Thank goodness. (blech)

 

[davet]

Thank goodness. (blech)

Don't get him started again :rofl:

 

[troutface]

Now that we have our quarterly Penzance bashing thread out of the way, back to our regularly scheduled program .....

:wink:

 

[ericusrex]

"Quarterly?" You mean weekly!

 

[troutface]

It's almost comical how folks preach about "smoke what you like", but then the word Penzance is mentioned and it all goes out the window. It's just a lightning rod for controversy. Smoking it now in a Poul Hansen lovat and it's still one of the best blends ever to hit my tongue. By comparison Lancer's Slices is like a blunt instrument to me. Lucky for the blenders that we each experience flavors differently.